Dr. Huihui Wang

Advisory Board Member | Pico Ripple Foundation

Full Teaching Professor and Director of Computing Programs
Khoury College of Computer Sciences, Northeastern University

Biography

Dr. Huihui Wang is a Full Teaching Professor and Director of Computing Programs at Northeastern University's Khoury College of Computer Sciences in Arlington, Virginia. She is an accomplished educator, researcher, and academic leader whose work spans artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, computing and engineering education, and workforce development.

Before joining Northeastern University in 2024, Dr. Wang served as a Program Director at the National Science Foundation (NSF), working across its Directorate for STEM Education and Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships. She previously held faculty leadership positions as an Associate Professor of Cybersecurity at St. Bonaventure University and the founding Chair of the Department of Engineering at Jacksonville University.

Dr. Wang's research examines the challenges and opportunities of computing education in the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, with particular emphasis on expanding educational pathways into computing fields. Her technical research interests include artificial intelligence for cybersecurity, cyber-physical systems, and the Internet of Things. She has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed journal and conference publications and holds four patents.

An IEEE Senior Member, Dr. Wang serves on the IEEE Education Society Board of Governors and the IEEE Educational Activities Board. She was named an IEEE Education Society Distinguished Lecturer for 2025–2027. She has also held leadership roles within the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and serves as a program evaluator for ABET's engineering and computing accreditation commissions.

Dr. Wang earned her PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Virginia, a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Xi'an Jiaotong University, and a bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering from Northwestern Polytechnical University in China.

As an Advisory Board member of Pico Ripple Foundation, Dr. Wang contributes her expertise in computing education, interdisciplinary research, and emerging technologies to support the foundation's mission of advancing human-centered learning and responsible innovation.